caruncle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/, /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/
Rhymes: -æɹəŋkəl, -ʌŋkəl

Noun

caruncle (plural caruncles)

(anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
Hyponym: lacrimal caruncle

Coordinate terms: comb, cockscomb, crest, snood, wattle
(anatomy) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
(botany) A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
Synonym: elaiosome

Derived terms

Translations

small, fleshy excrescence on an animal

Finnish: lihake
French: caroncule (fr) f
Maori: koukou
Russian: мясистый нарост m (mjasistyj narost), мясцо (ru) n (mjasco), гребень (ru) m (grebenʹ), карункула f (karunkula), присеменник (ru) m (prisemennik), бородавчатое возвышение n (borodavčatoje vozvyšenije), сосочек (ru) m (sosoček)

See also

dewlap
frill

References

“caruncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“caruncle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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